CARDIGAN light-welterweight boxer Ben Rees-Davies returns to the scene of his greatest performance this weekend when he competes in the prestigious Eindhoven Box Cup in Germany.

Seventeen months ago the talented 25-year-old acquitted himself superbly by winning a bronze medal in a tournament which invariably draws some of the finest amateurs in Europe and the world.

Rees-Davies – a lance corporal in the Royal Welsh Regiment – eventually lost in the semi-finals to Russian number one Arman Zakaryan, the 2015 European champion and an Olympic qualifier.

A series of injuries mean that the former Cardigan ABC man has not boxed since losing in the Welsh Championships quarter-finals in March.

But Rees-Davies says he is now fully fit, fuelled by the nagging belief he has never quite fulfilled his potential – and by the fact he may soon have to hang up his gloves.

“I'm entered into an 18-man strong group with boxers from all over the world, it's a Commonwealth Games qualifying tournament so there will be a fantastic pedigree of boxers,” he told the Tivyside.

“I've had a few frustrating injuries since the Welsh Championships so I haven't been active, but if anything it's made me more hungry to get back in the ring and achieve big things this year.

“For me it's a massive season, and it could be my last so I'm aiming to achieve as much as I can and show my true potential once and for all.”

Rees-Davies said the time was approaching when he would have to focus wholeheartedly on his Army career.

“I want to progress with promotion,” he explained. “I love boxing with all my heart, but I have to think of my career also.”

And he said he was “eternally grateful” to long-time friend Anthony Studley, of Hair Lounge 4 Men in Cardigan – himself a former Cardigan ABC boxer – for helping him with funding.

“I massively appreciate help from him and he's a credit to the town,” he said.